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Sources: Netflix suspended three employees, including a trans employee who criticized Dave Chappelle in a viral tweet, for crashing a top executive meeting — Terra Field, a senior software engineer for the streamer based in San Francisco, was among those suspended late last week for attending the …
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Memo: Ted Sarandos defends Dave Chappelle, saying he is “one of the most popular” comedians and “artistic freedom” is a “different standard” to workplace speech — Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has addressed staff members on the streamer's controversial …
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RISJ launches the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, which will provide access to experts and professional forums to help newsrooms with climate coverage — The project, funded by the European Climate Foundation, will provide members with unique access to leading experts, forums, and research

NYT is testing NYT Audio, an app for its podcasts and audio versions of its articles plus those from other outlets available on NYT-owned Audm — ‘New York Times Audio’ will feature stories from the Times and others in bid to create new destination for listeners
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Draft EU Commission proposals, set to be unveiled on Nov. 23, would compel Google and Facebook to share data on how political groups target ads or face fines — Social media companies could face hefty fines if they don't publish detailed information on political ad buyers, according to an EU internal document.
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Fandango says Facebook has made Vudu the official movie and TV store for Oculus VR headsets — In the mood to watch a movie or binge a TV series via a headset strapped to your face? You're in luck! — Vudu, Fandango's TV and movie digital storefront, is now available in an app …
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ShotSpotter, which detects potential gunshots and alerts police, sues Vice for $300M for defamation over articles questioning its practices and effectiveness — SpotShooter alleged in a new complaint that Vice “deliberately” misrepresented the efficacy and implications of their hidden microphone surveillance systems.
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Patreon's Memberful, which helps manage subscriptions, debuts a newsletter feature that takes a 4.9% cut plus $25/month or $100/month depending on pricing plan — Between Facebook outages and Twitch data breaches, last week was bumpy for social platforms and the creators who build businesses on them.


Over the past year, three Disney movies, designed to attract Chinese audiences, became embroiled in political controversies in the country — Three films including ‘Shang-Chi’ and ‘Mulan’ have been embroiled in political controversy. Marvel's ‘Eternals’ is the latest.
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Analysis of leaked data from 4.9M Twitch accounts: the top 1% of streamers made over half of the money paid out in 2021, 3/4 made under $120, and more — The top 1% of paid streamers so far this year got over half of all revenue … Twitch streamer earnings this year
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Alan Horn, chief creative officer and former chairman of Disney Studios Content, announces his retirement effective Dec. 31, after nine years with the company — Disney Studios chief creative officer Alan Horn will retire from the post effective Dec. 31 after nine years with the company, Horn announced Monday.


Bloomsbury withdraws cookbook by a London-based chef after a Singaporean author claimed it “copied or paraphrased” recipes and other passages from a 2012 memoir — This summer, London-based chef Elizabeth Haigh's new book, “Makan: Recipes from the Heart of Singapore,” …
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